Monday, August 14, 2006

I can't say I really had my finger on the pulse of everthing that happened when I was away, but one story that deserves quite a bit more pub is Eric Desjardins's retirement.

Desjardins is one of those players who I think really went under the radar throughout his career, and was one of the NHL's top defencemen for a lot of years without being recognized as such. Former teammate John LeClair called Desjardins "one of the best defencemen who ever came through Philadelphia" and I think that's a pretty fair assessment.

Injuries limited his effectiveness in recent years, but that shouldn't dull his legacy. Desjardins deserves at least a few mentions and a tip of the cap for his contributions, including his unforgettable hat trick in the 1993 Stanley Cup finals.

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A sportswriter at The Globe and Mail, James covers the NHL and the game of hockey. He is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, a radio and TV analyst with TSN and was the NHL network manager at SB Nation from 2008 to 2010. A graduate of Thompson Rivers and Ryerson universities, James grew up in Kamloops, B.C. — one of Canada's great hockey cities — and was a season ticket holder in the Blazers' glory years.

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